68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1. chain of infection infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
2. Vehicle to Trans- Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born;
missions (8) Vectors; Blood-Born
3. Single most use- Hand washing
ful and effective
means of break-
ing chain of infec-
tion
4. What is the most direct contact
frequent mode of
disease transmis-
sion?
5. Normal Cause of Phase 1: Incubation period
Infection Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage
6. Spores Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive
extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are
most diflcult to control and destroy
7. Pathogenic Bac- Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningi-
teria tis.
8. Droplet Diseases Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps,
and Rubella
9.
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, 68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
contact precau- Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound in-
tions fections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea
10. Response to in- Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body
fection Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms
Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection
Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside
11. nosocomial infec- a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
tion
12. Potential reser- IV Fluids
voirs for patho- Foods
genic growth in Biological Materials
clinical setting Equipment
13. host resistance Naturally occurring body floras have an antibiotic relationship with pathogens and
contribute to an individual's health
14. side effects Negative effects or actions other than the desired actions
15. Contraindica- Situations where you would NOT administer the medication because it may do
tions more harm than good
16. Therapeutic Ef- Expected positive effect of a drug
fects
17. What factors - Ability to produce enzymes that destroy blood cells
increase a - Ability to produce enzymes that stop normal blood clotting
pathogen's viru- - Ability to produce enzymes that consume muscle fibers
lence? - Ability to form protective capsules
18. What microor- Virus
ganism needs a
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and CORRECT Answers
1. chain of infection infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
2. Vehicle to Trans- Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born;
missions (8) Vectors; Blood-Born
3. Single most use- Hand washing
ful and effective
means of break-
ing chain of infec-
tion
4. What is the most direct contact
frequent mode of
disease transmis-
sion?
5. Normal Cause of Phase 1: Incubation period
Infection Phase 2: prodromal stage
Phase 3: full stage of illness
Final Phase (4): convalescent stage
6. Spores Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive
extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are
most diflcult to control and destroy
7. Pathogenic Bac- Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningi-
teria tis.
8. Droplet Diseases Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps,
and Rubella
9.
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, 68W LPC - Test #1 Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
contact precau- Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound in-
tions fections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea
10. Response to in- Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body
fection Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms
Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection
Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside
11. nosocomial infec- a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
tion
12. Potential reser- IV Fluids
voirs for patho- Foods
genic growth in Biological Materials
clinical setting Equipment
13. host resistance Naturally occurring body floras have an antibiotic relationship with pathogens and
contribute to an individual's health
14. side effects Negative effects or actions other than the desired actions
15. Contraindica- Situations where you would NOT administer the medication because it may do
tions more harm than good
16. Therapeutic Ef- Expected positive effect of a drug
fects
17. What factors - Ability to produce enzymes that destroy blood cells
increase a - Ability to produce enzymes that stop normal blood clotting
pathogen's viru- - Ability to produce enzymes that consume muscle fibers
lence? - Ability to form protective capsules
18. What microor- Virus
ganism needs a
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